The song is a sort of autobiography by Richards and with 'Before they Make me Run' the best he sings with the Stones. It starts off with his childhood, blowing his pocket money before the end of the day, not fitting in at school, as in his book 'Life'. Continues 'didn't wanna get me no trade' - his father was an electrician at a factory but Richards went to art college, played guitar and the rest is history. The last verse is his life in the present at the time the song was recorded, cocktails and LearJets, but neither do these make him happy - as he says in every chorus 'I need a love to keep me happy'. The song is about following your passion and not being bound in by society's rules - having the faith to live in the day.
The song is a sort of autobiography by Richards and with 'Before they Make me Run' the best he sings with the Stones. It starts off with his childhood, blowing his pocket money before the end of the day, not fitting in at school, as in his book 'Life'. Continues 'didn't wanna get me no trade' - his father was an electrician at a factory but Richards went to art college, played guitar and the rest is history. The last verse is his life in the present at the time the song was recorded, cocktails and LearJets, but neither do these make him happy - as he says in every chorus 'I need a love to keep me happy'. The song is about following your passion and not being bound in by society's rules - having the faith to live in the day.